Bazzite Buzz #2

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This newsletter was originally released on September 6, 2023.

Bazzite Buzz No. 2

Bazzite has hit over 1,000 commits in a little over 200 days since the project’s inception! We now own the domains bazzite.gg and metrics.bazzite.gg for this project. Offline ISOs are mostly ready to go, check it out below!

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All hail the cube.

Before we move on to the changes we’ve got a new installation video from Justin Garrison

Features and Fixes

Bazzite 1.1 is out!

Here’s the quick summary:

New ISOs

Thanks to akdev1l we now have fresh offline ISOs available for testing! (EDIT: DO NOT USE THESE!)

Features

  • All images can now be signed through Bazzite Portal.
  • Added calibrated color profiles for matte & reflective Steam Deck displays.
  • Switch to using dedup service from SteamOS-BTRFS.
  • Added ROM Properties.
  • Added GModCEFCodecFix for Garry’s Mod to resolve launch issues on the Linux port.
  • Oversteer can now be installed in the Bazzite Portal.
  • Toolbox is now restored.
  • Chinese input now works properly.
  • Changed the functionality of auto-start Big Picture Mode to auto-login on desktop images.
    • If you want the previous functionality back, enable “Start Steam in Big Picture Mode” in the Steam settings for previous behavior.
  • Added twitter-twemoji-fonts, matching SteamOS.
  • Nix package manager will now be added via the Determinate Systems Nix Installer.
  • Nix packages are now automatically updated.
  • Fleek is now an option for users using Nix.
  • Upgraded Greenlight to version 2.0.0.
  • Added PinApp to Bazzite Portal under “Utilities.”
  • Memory Tuning option removed from Bazzite Portal on desktop images.
  • Steam Deck images now mimic SteamOS’s volume levels.
  • Steam Deck images now uses the “flat” mouse acceleration profile to match SteamOS.
  • Steam Deck images now use the native package of Protontricks.
  • GNOME images will now use ProtonPlus over ProtonUp-qt by default.
  • GNOME images will also ship the AdwSteamGtk Flatpak for Steam.
  • Automatic updates for Firefox GNOME theme and Thunderbird GNOME theme.

Fixes

  • Updates are no longer triggered when checking for one on Steam Deck images. (Thanks ChimeraOS!)
  • Update progress bar’s length is now longer and more granular on the Steam Deck images.
  • Tons of Waydroid fixes.
  • Tons of bazzite-arch distrobox container fixes.
  • Max volume is now reduced to prevent overamplification.
  • Fixed Steam reinstalling when switching to Game Mode.
  • Fixed Steam reverting beta client selection in Game Mode.
  • Fixed hardware detection in Bazzite Portal.
  • Fixed non-steam-deck hardware being limited to 15W.
  • Fixed updates not applying on Steam Deck images.
  • Fixed typo in just configure-waydroid.
  • Fixed auto-login in KDE images causing issues with the file picker.
  • Fixed ibus errors in the KDE images.
  • Fixed boot script slowdowns.
  • Fixed Steam Deck images having issues with Night Mode and other color issues from this PR.